Try living here! The medicine goes up 7 times ($1=R7) as a result of the exchange rate and but the salary/pension is probably on a par ($1=R1)! DaveSA 46/43/38 http://www.skybusiness.com/rollpaces/index.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Sterling" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2000 3:43 PM Subject: Rx Costs > I never really paid much attention to the cost of my medications because I have always been > fortunate enough to have insurance that covered the bulk of it. After checking some receipts > I was astounded by the high cost if I had to pay cash. Here's some of what I found. > > Requip 1mg (270 tablets)....................$266.21 > Requip .25mg (180 tablets).................$167.89 > Carb/Leva 25/100 (500 tablets)..........$219.09 > Permax .25mg (100 tablets)................$123.69 > Comtan 200mg (360 tablets)..............$608.30 > > Unbelievable! > > Greg > 47/35/35 > :)